PT-2005-1627
CVE-2005-0579
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Published
2005-02-25
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Updated
2008-09-05
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.6
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
FreeNX versions prior to 0.2.8
Description
The issue arises from improper handling of the XAUTHORITY environment variable when it is not set, allowing local users to access the X server without X authentication.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 0.2.8, update to version 0.2.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider setting the XAUTHORITY environment variable to prevent unauthorized access to the X server.
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